CONTENT SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE MANAGEMENT

• US 20140280793A1
• Filed: 06/27/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Clifford A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,736,431 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/162 Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing

Abstract

In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media are described that are associated with configuration of content subscription packages. In various embodiments, a subscription package management/selection entity (“SPM”) may provide a facility for configuring and/or managing one or more content subscription packages. The SPM may be configured to facilitate generation of subscription packages using one or more tiers. The SPM may be configured to communicate with a content consumption device to provide subscription package information for consumption by a content consumer. The SPM may also be configured to facilitate a consumer in selecting and/or purchasing one or more content subscription packages. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Claims

1. One or more computer-readable media comprising instructions configured to cause a computing device, in response to execution of the instructions on the computing device, to:

facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription tiers configured to organize one or more content subscription packages;

facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription packages based on the one or more content subscription tiers; and

facilitate selection of the one or more content subscription packages by a content consumer.

2. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription tiers comprises apply one or more business rules to one or more tier templates.

3. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 2, wherein apply one or more business rules to one or more tier templates comprises apply the one or more business rules to the one or more tier templates based at least in part on subscription package information.

4. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 3, wherein the subscription package information comprises one or more of regional information, subscriber group information, and/or revenue models.

5. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription tiers comprises facilitate configuration of content subscription tiers by a content provider.

6. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription tiers comprises facilitate configuration of one or more hierarchical tiers.

7. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 6, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more hierarchical tiers comprises facilitate configuration of one or more satisfaction criteria for a content subscription tier.

8. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 7, wherein a satisfaction criteria for a tier comprises a requirement that all packages in the tier be ordered to satisfy the criteria or a requirement that at least one package in the tier be ordered to satisfy the criteria.

9. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 6, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more hierarchical tiers comprises facilitate configuration of a non-hierarchical content subscription tier.

10. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription packages comprises facilitate identification of one or more unpaid subscription options.

11. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription packages comprises facilitate identification of a basic option for a content subscription tier.

12. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription packages comprises facilitate identification of an alternative option for the content subscription tier.

13. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein facilitate selection of the one or more content subscription packages comprises present a subscription selection interface that is configured to graphically present the one or more content subscription tiers and content subscription packages to the content consumer.

14. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription packages comprises facilitate configuration of subscription packages for one or more of:

audio content, video content, and/or game content.

15. An apparatus comprising:

one or more computing processors;

a subscription configuration module configured to operate on the one or more computing processors to;

facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription tiers configured to organize one or more content subscription packages; and

facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription packages based on the one or more content subscription tiers; and

a subscription selection module configured to operate on the one or more computing processors to facilitate selection of the one or more content subscription packages by a content consumer.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription tiers comprises apply one or more business rules to one or more tier templates.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein facilitate configuration of one or more content subscription tiers comprises facilitate configuration of one or more hierarchical tiers.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein facilitate selection of the one or more content subscription packages comprises present a subscription selection interface to the content consumer.

19. A computer-implemented method comprising:

facilitating configuration, by a computing device, of one or more content subscription tiers configured to organize one or more content subscription packages;

facilitating configuration, by the computing device, of one or more content subscription packages based on the one or more content subscription tiers; and

facilitating selection, by the computing device, of the one or more content subscription packages by a content consumer.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein facilitating configuration of one or more content subscription tiers comprises applying one or more business rules to one or more tier templates.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein facilitating configuration of one or more content subscription tiers comprises facilitating configuration of one or more hierarchical tiers.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein facilitating selection of the one or more content subscription packages comprises presenting a subscription selection interface to the content consumer.

23. An apparatus comprising:

means for facilitating configuration, by a computing device, of one or more content subscription tiers configured to organize one or more content subscription packages;

means for facilitating configuration, by the computing device, of one or more content subscription packages based on the one or more content subscription tiers; and

means for facilitating selection, by the computing device, of the one or more content subscription packages by a content consumer.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein means for facilitating configuration of one or more content subscription tiers comprises means for applying one or more business rules to one or more tier templates.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein means for facilitating configuration of one or more content subscription tiers comprises means for facilitating configuration of one or more hierarchical tiers.